Saigon Talks Set on Release of First American POWs
In Saigon officials said the first group of American prisoners could be freed this weekend with 27 POWs handed over on Sunday. The transfer target area is near An Loc as talks continue among U S North and South Viet Nam representatives. Pentagon counts list 562 Americans held in Vietnam and Laos with 1,328 missing.
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Debris After Navy Jet Crash Hits Apartment Building
A Navy fighter jet crashed into a four story 27 unit apartment building in a San Francisco Bay area community injuring at least 17 and possibly causing up to 40 deaths. Fire crews, Marines, and coroner officials worked amid extreme heat to search the rubble as residents feared many were inside.
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Kissinger Arrives in Bangkok for Indochina Talks
U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger lands in Bangkok for 24 hours of talks with Thai premier Thanom Kittikachorn and other officials before heading to Hanoi and Peking. He will discuss military and economic aid to combat Communist guerrillas and long term U S military presence in the region.
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Runaway Girl Jill Kolasky Returns Home After Ordeal
Jill Kolasky 17 returned to her North Ridgeville home after a week away believing she was pregnant. A misread medical need led to an ovarian cyst operation. She was found in Kokomo Indiana after a blood test for a marriage license. The Kolasky family traveled to Kokomo for a reunion and later arranged medical care.
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Jet Crashes Into California Apartment Complex Trapping Residents
An instant inferno erupted when a Navy jet struck an eight unit complex in Yimae California. Eyewitness James Haverberg aided a survivor from the burning rubble while others described people attempting to escape as the building collapsed. Residents recounted the blast’s force and the sight of screams and falls as smoke and flames engulfed the scene.
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Penn Central Strike Halts All Passenger and Freight Service
Penn Central halted all passenger and freight operations as 28,000 conductors walked out, setting picket lines at depots in 16 states and Washington DC. The union demanded contract talks, while a railroad spokesman warned of a near total shutdown and potential $55 million in losses over a month.
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Weather clears and colder temperatures forecast
Clear skies forecast with much colder air and overnight lows between five and ten degrees. Yesterday Middletown reached a high of 40 with a 25 degree low. State and national weather maps appear on page 27.
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Stennis in grave condition after hospital update
Senator John C. Stennis remains in serious condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a January 30 shooting near his home. Surgeons report concerns about infection and damage to his pancreas and intestines as his family and President Nixon visit.
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Makarios Appears Set for Third Term Amid Cyprus Showdown
In Nicosia Archbishop Makarios faced no challenger as nominations closed at noon and a proclamation was expected. Cypriots gathered outside his residence to show support while George Grivas and his terrorist campaign faced public rejection after attempts to force a contest.
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